Ankle glove



Feb. .16, 1932. c. F. WEIGLE ANKLE GLOVE Filed Feb. 17, 1931 Patented F eb. 16, 1932 UNITED STATES CHARLES E. WEIGLE, OF SEIBBING, FLORIDA ANKLE GLOVE Application filed February 17,1931. 'Serial No. 516,428. 4

This invention relates to improvements in the class of boots and shoes and pertains particularly to an ankle glove and novel means for securing the same in position about the 5 ankle.

The primary object of the present invention is to provide ankle gloves or spats having novel means for holding the same in position so that twisting or dislodgment of the same in any other manner cannot occur.

Another object of the invention is to provide novel means for performing the double function of retaining the spats in the proper position and for retaining the tongue of the shoe properly placed beneath the laces.

A still further object of the invention is to provide means which may be connected with the spats for holding the same and the tongues of the shoes in place, and which may also be employed when the spats are not worn, to secure the shoe tongues in place through engagement with the shoe laces.

The invention will be best understood from y a consideration of the following detailed de- 9 scription taken in connection with the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification, with the understanding, however, that the invention is not confined to any strict conformity with the showing of the drawings but may be changed or modified so long as such changes or modifications mark no material departure from the salient features of the invention as expressed in the appended claims. o5 In the drawings Figure 1 is a view of one of a pair of spats, shown in partially opened position, to show the means employed for effecting its attachment to the tongue of a. shoe;

Figure 2 illustrates the upper portion of a shoe tongue showing the member thereon which is engaged by the spat;

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 3-8 of Figure 2;

Figure 4C is a View in perspective of a foot showing the application of the spat to the ankle thereof and illustrating the manner in which the spat is attached to the shoe;

in which the connection is made between the Figure 5 is a view illustrating the manner shoetongue and the'laces for securing the tongue in place;

Figure 6 illustrates a completed connection made between the shoe tongue and the laces by, means of the present invention.

In carrying out the present invention the spat ora'nkle glove, which is indicated gen erally by the numeral 1 is provided at the front bottom edge with the inwardly opening snap button 2, the top or head 3 of which appears upon the front of the spat as illustratedin Figure at. p

The shoe 5 over which the spat may be worn, has attached to the tongue 6, upon the outer face thereof and upon the longitudinal center adjacent the top, the button post 7 This snap button post secures to the tongue 6 the short strap member 8, upon the free end of which is a snap button 9, the face or open side of which is upon the same side 7 of the strap 8 as the post 7.

As shown in Figure 5, when the shoe tongue is in its proper position and the shoe is laced up, the snap button post 7 will project from the face of the tongue just below the knot 10 which joins the ends of the lace together. It will thus be seen that after the bow-knot is formed, by turning down the free end of the strap 8 thereover the button 9 may be engaged with the post and thus secure the bow-knot in the loop 11 which is thus formed, as illustrated in Figure From this it will be seen that the strap member 8 will serve to protect the bow-knot and thus the shoe tongue will be held at the same time against dis- 8 placement.

When the spat or ankle glove 1 is applied to the ankle the button 9 carried by the strap 8 is disengaged from the post 7 and the strap is turned back to lie against the front of the ankle. The button 2 carried by the spat is then located over the post 7 and connected i therewith and the two bodies will then be securely held against displacement.

From the foregoing description it will be readily seen that by means of the present invention several desirable results are obtained, that is, the spat or ankle glove is securely held in place, the shoe tongue is also held against moving laterally as it frequently does, and the means for attaching the spat to the shoe tongue is made use of when the spat is not worn to hold the tongue in place and to protect the bow-knot from becoming untied.

Having thus described my invention, what is claimed is 1. The combination with a shoe having a tongue, of a spat or ankle glove, and means for detachably connecting the spat with said tongue, whereby the tongue and spat are held in the proper positions.

2. The combination with a shoe having a tongue, of a spat and a pair of coacting elements for detachably connecting the spat with the tongue, one of said elements being carried by the tongue and the other being carried by the spat.

3. The combination with a shoe having a tongue, of a spat or ankle glove, a snap button post attached to the shoe tongue, and a snap button carried by the spat and adapted to engage said post when the spat is in wearing position, said snap button and post acting to Z5 secure the spa-t and the shoe tongue against movement.

In testimony whereof I hereunto atfix my signature.

CHARLES F. WEIGLE. 

